noun
    
    plural -tions
    
    [count] a place where buses, trains, etc., regularly stop so that passengers can get on and off
    
    
    
    
    
    a place where someone does a job or waits for a task
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    old-fashioned :a person's social or official position in relation to others :rank
    
    
    
    
    
    a building, area, etc., where a certain kind of work or activity is done
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    a place that provides a certain kind of service to the public
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    a company that makes radio or television broadcasts
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    a farm or ranch in Australia or New Zealand
    
    
    
    verb
    
    -tions; -tioned; -tioning
    
    [+ obj] to assign (someone) to a station or position :post
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    to put (yourself) in a place and stay there for a period of time